# S.D. Codified Laws § 21-10-4: Public nuisance not legalized by lapse of time

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T21_C10_S21-10-4

## Section

- **Citation:** S.D. Codified Laws § 21-10-4
- **Heading:** Public nuisance not legalized by lapse of time
- **Jurisdiction:** South Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SD Code / Title 21 / Chapter 10 / Section 21-10-4

## Text

No lapse of time can legalize a public nuisance, amounting to an actual obstruction of public right.

Source: CivC 1877, § 2053; CL 1887, § 4687; RCivC 1903, § 2399; RC 1919, § 2072; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.4704.

## Nearby sections

- [S.D. Codified Laws § 21-10-1 Acts and omissions constituting nuisances](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T21_C10_S21-10-1.md)
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- [S.D. Codified Laws § 21-10-3 Public and private nuisances defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T21_C10_S21-10-3.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 21-10-4 Public nuisance not legalized by lapse of time](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T21_C10_S21-10-4.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 21-10-5 Remedies against nuisances enumerated](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T21_C10_S21-10-5.md)
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- [S.D. Codified Laws § 21-10-8 Liability of successive owners for continuing nuisance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T21_C10_S21-10-8.md)
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- [S.D. Codified Laws § 21-10-13 Binding effect on defendant of injunction against house of ill fame--Violation as contempt](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T21_C10_S21-10-13.md)
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